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--> FAMILY Spalacidae
--> SUBFAMILY Tachyoryctinae
--> GENUS Tachyoryctes
SPECIES Tachyoryctes audax
Author: | Thomas, 1910. | Citation: | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 5: 421. | Common Name: | Aberdare Mountains African Mole Rat | Type Locality: | Kenya, summit of Aberdare Range, 10,000 ft (3048 m). | Distribution: | Kenya, Aberdare Range, 2775-3200 m (Hollister, 1919). | Status: | IUCN – Vulnerable. | Comments: | A smaller-bodied and paler-furred relative of T. rex, which is endemic to high altitudes on Mt Kenya (Hollister, 1919). |
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